Improving my text game! Need feedback

[LeonGRAY]

I want to pull girls from dating apps/sites to LINE asap without too much effort. I've been reading profiles and sending personalized mails with mixed results, but it's starting to feel like a drag and I'm really tired of it so this has to change.

FYI: Most japanese apps don't allow you to send contact information in the first mail so I'm thinking of sending 3 copy/paste mails that I personalize a little bit so they don't realize it's a copy/paste. I will exchange contact information in mail #3

This is my current routine:

Message 1: (when I initiate contact)
はじめまして✨
マッチングできて嬉しいです(*´ω`*)
わたしはxxxといいます
英語がはなせますか
これから仲良くなれたら嬉しいです♪よろしくお願いします♪

Message 1: (when girl initiates and I reply)
xxxさん, おはようございます✨ / こんにちは✨ / こんばんは✨
メッセージありがとうございます！
マッチングできて嬉しいです(*´ω`*)
わたしはxxxといいます
英語がはなせますか
これから仲良くなれたら嬉しいです♪よろしくお願いします♪

Message 2: (small talk)
No idea.. ask them if they ever visited my country? Need ideas for message 2

Message 3: (exchanging contact information)
xxxさん, おはようございます✨ / こんにちは✨ / こんばんは✨
あなたに英語を教えましょう^ ^
LINEを使っていますか？
LINE ID: xxx

Need ideas for second message. Something generic so I can send it to everyone. Any ideas to make message 3 less awkward? Not everyone adds me so I want to make it more smooth. Suggestions are appreciated. Pls no oppai sugoi, although hilarious, not what I'm looking for Polite and kind is what gets me the most results so I'm sticking with that. Thanks!

 

[Ken1988]

I think it's perfect. I don't understand why you feel you need to ask others' suggestions.

I would write Message 3 with a few slangs, but that would be counter-productive imho.

xxxさん, お返事あざーっす。ありがとう！
でもなんで、あざーっす、っていうの？日本語はむずかしい。
まったり教えてくれたら、うれしいな。
おかえしに英語をばっちり。
とりまLINE飛ばして！
LINE ID: xxx

 

[LeonGRAY]

I think it's perfect. I don't understand why you feel you need to ask others' suggestions.

My premium membership expires in 2 weeks and I don't think I will renew it. So I'm going to send copy/paste mail to everyone that is a match. The app I'm using only allows exchanging contact information in the 3rd mail so I need suggestions for the second mail. I'm out of inspiration and hate small talk so I need help ^^

 

[Simonka]

I think it's perfect. I don't understand why you feel you need to ask others' suggestions.

I would write Message 3 with a few slangs, but that would be counter-productive imho.

xxxさん, お返事あざーっす。ありがとう！
でもなんで、あざーっす、っていうの？日本語はむずかしい。
まったり教えてくれたら、うれしいな。
おかえしに英語をばっちり。
とりまLINE飛ばして！
LINE ID: xxx

You’re the “bro” that every man needs

 

[ShowaJidai]

I can't speak for everybody - and different age groups probably work differently - but for me small talk is where I make my connections.

You should have some topics that aren't about you but about experiences you've had which make you sound interesting.

Example - I've done some rather interesting backpacking trips - so I ask if they like travel, or better yet if they have photos md places they've been ask about those. Then get into a convo about travelling.

If they have posted photos about some meal ask if that was XXXX {some place you've been before} and start a convo about that place, cuisine, etc- leading to an invitation to dinner.

 

[Ken1988]

My premium membership expires in 2 weeks and I don't think I will renew it. So I'm going to send copy/paste mail to everyone that is a match. The app I'm using only allows exchanging contact information in the 3rd mail so I need suggestions for the second mail. I'm out of inspiration and hate small talk so I need help ^^

It's difficult to come up with effective rubber-stamp phrases..., but you may want to let her feel somehow superior that she can teach you Japanese. My suggestion for Message 3 is in this line. So, Message 2 could be:

xxxさん, お返事あざーっす。ありがとう！
でもなんで、あざーっす、っていうの？日本語はむずかしい。
だんだん仲良くなって、まったり教えてくれたら、うれしいな。
おかえしに英語をばっちり。
よろしくおねがいします！

 

[LeonGRAY]

でもなんで、あざーっす、っていうの？日本語はむずかしい。

Hi Ken! thanks for your reply.

I'm not sure if I understand this phrase in this context. Is this a reply to a possible 'nihongo jouzu' ?

 

[LeonGRAY]

I can't speak for everybody - and different age groups probably work differently - but for me small talk is where I make my connections.

You should have some topics that aren't about you but about experiences you've had which make you sound interesting.

Example - I've done some rather interesting backpacking trips - so I ask if they like travel, or better yet if they have photos md places they've been ask about those. Then get into a convo about travelling.

If they have posted photos about some meal ask if that was XXXX {some place you've been before} and start a convo about that place, cuisine, etc- leading to an invitation to dinner.

That's what I used to do but it's too time consuming. I only read profiles to confirm if they're single and don't have kids. I accumulated alot of matches in 3 months of being a free member. I purchased a 1 month premium membership to be able to write and send msg and I want to get them all to LINE before my premium membership expires (in 2 weeks or so) hence the copy/paste approach. Thanks for your post though. I appreciate it

I have to add I have put alot of effort in my mails with a few girls and they still didn't add me to line after mail #6 so I'm a little burned out right now.

 

[Ken1988]

Hi Ken! thanks for your reply.

I'm not sure if I understand this phrase in this context. Is this a reply to a possible 'nihongo jouzu' ?

I just thought it would be time saving for you to thank her for her reply and ask her why "thank you" in a Japanese slang is like that.

 

[LeonGRAY]

I just thought it would be time saving for you to thank her for her reply and ask her why "thank you" in a Japanese slang is like that.

Gotcha! I don't understand most slang.. gotta love the minna no nihongo textbooks